GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
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| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| declivity | downward inclination |
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| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| omnipotent | almighty |